silffio

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • silffo

Etymology

silff (“shelf”, from dialectal English shilf) +‎ -o. Doublet of sielffo (“to shelve; to fuck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪlfjɔ/

Verb

silffio (first-person singular present silffiaf, not mutable)

  1. to shelve
    Synonym: sielffo
  2. (figurative) to shelve, to put aside, to defer
    Synonyms: gohirio, bwrw’n ôl

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “silffio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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